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The Royal Canadian Legion's annual Poppy Campaign launched in Strathmore on Friday (Oct. 25).

The fundraiser leads up to Remembrance Day on November 11.

Ana Haines, poppy chair with the Strathmore Legion says volunteers will be set up in booths at local grocery stores like the Co-op, No Frills, and Walmart to hand out poppies.

"The monies gathered from those locations go into our Poppy Trust Fund."

A pageant featuring Indigenous students took place at Strathmore High School on Thursday (Oct. 24).

The event was held at the school's theatre as several other schools took part, including Carseland, Westmount, Wheatland Crossing, and Crowther Memorial Junior High.

"The goal is to represent the schools at powwows, grand entries, and other events. It also helps to support the understanding of culture within their school. It's a bit of a leadership role," said Cori Hampson, director of learning with Golden Hills School Division.

A local farm has an initiative to save waste on old pumpkins after Halloween.

On November 1, Christina Stender from Eh Farms will have a vehicle parked outside of the 104.5 More Country station as she collects pumpkins to feed her red Mangalitsa pigs.

"The pigs go crazy for pumpkins," said Stender. "It's very healthy for them, and it's an extra snack for them in the day."

The vehicle will be set up between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., with Stender asking that residents remove toothpicks, candles, and paint from the pumpkins.

With the winter approaching rapidly CN Rail is looking at a lot of movement coming as winter approaches the prairies.

With plenty of grain left in prairie bins following the harvest, CN Rail will be moving quite a bit of that to buyers over the coming months.

Assistant Vice President of Grain at CN Rail David Przednoweck says that they've been seeing a lot of movement over the previous two weeks.

The Great Twine Round-Up event is hoping to clean up farms and award a few special prizes at the same time.

The project will dish out $12,000 in prizes for 4-H clubs and agriculture charities.

According to a news release from Clearnfarms, the company recycled 673,000 kg of grain bags and 95,400 kg of twine last year through the pilot program.

The initiative is an Alberta-wide contest with four cash prizes of $3,000 for the winners.

Contest rules include:

Range Road 262 will be closed to traffic south of Highway 901 as crews get ready to start bridge construction.

The work will begin on November 12 and is expected to wrap up in Early December.

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Strathmore's annual Business Excellence Awards will be hosted during the evening in Strathmore on Friday (Oct. 25).

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Strathmore Civic Centre and will be emceed by 104.5 More Country's morning show host Keesyn Glawson.

The event will also feature a full banquet and a plated dinner.

There are 13 different categories for the awards, from nonprofit of the year to best agricultural business. Over 300 local groups have been nominated, with a panel of independent judges choosing who will receive an award.

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Saskatchewan dynamic duo, The Johner Brothers, are back with their new single "Bring Back The Mullet"! This weekend, Brad Johner joins us to talk about the comeback track and share one of his favourites from the past. Plus, we'll revisit a 2022 #1 from Tyler Hubbard.

Catch the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 pm and Sundays at 4 pm across the Golden West Country Network. 

The federal government is slashing immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits the government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government had targeted bringing in 500,000 new permanent residents in both 2025 and 2026.

Next year's target will instead be 395,000 new permanent residents, and that will fall to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027.